agave

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈɡɑːveɪ/, /əˈɡeɪviː/ Rhymes: -eɪvi === Noun === agave (plural agaves) Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave of succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles, flowering at maturity after several years, and generally dying thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila. Synonym: century plant 1893 Charles Richards Dodge, A Report on the Leaf Fibers of the United States. Pub: Govt. print. office Washington The work of cutting the leaves, even from these isolated plants, was in the nature of an ordeal. Every member of the party took a knife and attacked the thicket, no one escaping the experience of bleeding hands and arms and of more or less injured clothing. If there is any place where strong language is halfway excusable it is in a thicket of 'Agave' decipiens. ==== Usage notes ==== Commonly confused with the unrelated genus Aloe, even referred to as "American Aloe". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Agave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Agave on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Agave on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons agave at USDA Plants database aloe maguey == Danish == === Etymology === From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). === Noun === agave c (singular definite agaven, plural indefinite agaver) agave ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “agave” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ɡav/ === Noun === agave m (plural agaves) agave === Further reading === “agave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.ve/ Rhymes: -aɡave Hyphenation: à‧ga‧ve === Noun === agave f (plural agavi) agave == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from taxonomic name Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ Hyphenation: a‧ga‧ve === Noun === agave m (plural agaves) (botany) agave (plant of the genus Agave) (botany) American aloe (Agave americana) Synonyms: agávea, babosa-brava, pau-pita, piteira === Further reading === “agave”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “agave”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “agave”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “agave”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈɡabe/ [aˈɣ̞a.β̞e] Rhymes: -abe Syllabification: a‧ga‧ve === Noun === agave m (plural agaves) agave Synonym: pita ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== maguey mezcal === Further reading === “agave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025